Mitigation techniques · Question 1 of 12

What is meant by hardening a system?

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  • D Disabling what is unneeded, configuring securely

Explanation

Hardening includes disabling unnecessary services, changing default passwords, setting secure options and applying updates. Templates such as the CIS Benchmarks help with this.

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